Calgary Couple Faces 8-Year Jail Sentence Over Toddler Death
Friday, May 16, 2025, 1:21 pm
Calgary prosecutors are seeking an eight‐year prison term for a Calgary couple whose negligence led to the fatal, burn-inflicted injuries of their toddler. The case, marked by disturbing details and community shock, has ignited fierce debate over accountability and child welfare protections.
Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua's parents didn't seek medical treatment after he was scalded with boiling water and had 'extreme burns to 33% of his body'
Sentencing hearing for Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair, guilty of manslaughter in death of Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua
Court heard seven victim impact statements from family members who expressed their grief at the loss of the boy.
Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter after Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua died in 2021 with major burns to a third of his body
CALGARY - A Crown prosecutor is calling for a Calgary couple who killed their badly burned and emaciated toddler to spend eight years in prison.
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